R. David Donoghue

R. David Donoghue is a trial attorney and the co-leader of Holland & Knight's Intellectual Property Group, focusing his almost two decades of experience upon intellectual property litigation and particularly upon patent disputes. Mr. Donoghue's most recent trial experience includes a jury verdict finding of willfulness, a full trebling of damages and a full award of attorney's fees in the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Donoghue has also been chosen as lead trial counsel in RPXIS’s insurance program defending companies against non-practicing entities.

Mr. Donoghue was previously with Delphi, the world's largest automotive supplier, where he was a founding member of Delphi's Technology Licensing and Litigation Group and handled substantial international intellectual property litigation and licensing matters.

Mr. Donoghue has been recommended in Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000 since 2014. The 2017 write-up states “David Donoghue is a retail guru who understands the commercial drivers of the industry, as well as the technology that underpins it. Clients trust him because he makes it explicitly clear what is at stake and what it may cost them, and excels at finding solutions.” Mr. Donoghue has served as an adjunct professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, teaching legal research and writing and intellectual property courses. At the beginning of his legal career, Mr. Donoghue served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gordon J. Quist, federal district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.